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The Carmel Valley Library is a branch of the San Diego Public Library system. This location adapted to budget cuts by eliminating Sunday hours.
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Universities are now suffering losses that impact their curriculum, future students and staff. Illustration | Melody Lin
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This image reflects the urgent crisis of gun violence, especially the growing number of school shootings in the United States. Every year, students and teachers face the fear and trauma of attacks that should never happen inside a classroom. The small figures pulling against the gun represent the ongoing efforts of communities, activists, and young people to push for change. For example stricter gun laws, safer schools, and a future where education isn’t overshadowed by violence. It’s a reminder that stopping gun violence is not just a political debate but a fight for children’s lives and the safety of every community.
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Treasurer Matt Brown explained that certain high-cost services — including mental health support, special education and career-technical programs — cannot be fully covered by state aid.
Ohio Budget Cuts Funding to Most Vulnerable Public Schools
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Cykowski smiles with his biggest catch, a two-and-a-half-foot redfish. Courtesy of Daniel Cykowski
Students fish for balance and hunt for patience
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Percy plays the bass with a few former jazz band members at the venue Montrose Live. They wanted to play at as many venues as they could this past summer, so along with Montrose Live, they played at Evelyn's Park and the Contemporary Arts Museum.
‘Tip-toeing on the fourth wall’
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Cannon Lambdin speaks to students at the 2024 Fields of Faith.
A Man Striving for Ministry
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Inside Echelon Catapult: How some Sacramento students bring STEM to life
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Willis alum honored with renaming of 1097
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OH BROTHER. Friday night will be sophomore Jamaal Lagway debut as a varsity Wildkat. He lives in a the shadow of his brother DJ Lagway who plays college football at the University of Florida.
Second Lagway works to fill DJ’s shoes
September 24, 2025
Sophomore Jon Pavlatos throws routes during Family Night for the football team. He will make his first start for the varsity squad tonight against Montgomery on the road.
Pavlatos steps into spotlight
September 23, 2025
Senior Kentrell White celebrates after getting a touchdown for the Knights. White committed to play Division I football at Auburn.
Senior White commits to Auburn, pursues Division I football
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Mark Teague leads a warmup drill during the football team’s practice. “ I'm very aggressive, uptempo,” Teague said. “And I want the kids to feed off of that. I want them to feel as though our coach will run through a wall for us, and we do the same for him.”
From Writing Playbooks to Writing His Story, Teague is More Than Just a Coach
September 16, 2025
Coaches and students play basketball with Zone 6. Photos used with permission from Zone 6. Graphic illustration by Anna Cen.
Zone 6 coaches confidence one drill at a time
June 2, 2025
Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah of the hit show of the summer, 'The Summer I Turned Pretty.' Season three of the Amazon Prime series concludes Sept. 17.
Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah?: ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Phenomenon
September 24, 2025
Offset’s “KIARI” album cover features the artist lying down contemplatively as he closes his eyes while smoking a cigarette. Photo courtesy of Motown Records.
Offset’s ‘Kiari’ takes an off path to introspection
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“Superman” reimagines the hero’s story as a reflection of modern society. The film was released in theaters July 11, according to Odeon.
‘Superman’ confronts power, propaganda through action, parallels real world events
September 17, 2025
A family walks through Coyote Point together in one of the scenes painted on the mural. The goal of the mural was to depict the park in an accurate way. "We wanted to make sure that it wasn't like a tropical scene that you would see in a different country. We wanted it to be like, oh, yeah, this is Coyote Point," said Michele Beasley, executive director of the San Mateo County Parks Foundation.
Bay Area youth transform Coyote Point’s public restroom into art
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Live, laugh, love... Labubus?
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Music festivals ravage environmental integrity and community livelihoods
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September 24, 2025
AP African American Studies provides students with a deeper understanding of the history of themselves and their peers, fostering a more informed and compassionate perspective.
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YES Abroad alumnus Isaac Vosburg stands outside the Malaysian Embassy in Washington D.C. with an ear of corn.
State Department study-abroad cuts slam doors shut for Iowan students
September 22, 2025
Protecting journalists’ right to report on events that deserve global recognition is essential for social progress. According to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, 25 journalists have been either arrested or charged criminally for doing their job so far in 2025.
Attacks on reporters represent falling democracy, conceal truth
September 22, 2025
The error message that appears when a student tries to access Clever through a Google search. SCPS's educational software has far too many errors and inconveniences to reasonably justify its use.
Killing me (Micro)softly
September 19, 2025
Mic check: Reviving old trends after phone ban
Mic check: Reviving old trends after phone ban
September 24, 2025
Sophomore Starts Songwriting Club
Sophomore Starts Songwriting Club
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Specialty nails bring Joy to clients
Specialty nails bring Joy to clients
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Crimson Podcast Episode 2 ft. Field Hockey Captain Jessica Fu
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Protesters gathered in downtown West Chicago earlier this week following raids from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
[PHOTO ESSAY] WEGO residents march towards freedom in anti-ICE protests
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Mic check: Reviving old trends after phone ban
Mic check: Reviving old trends after phone ban
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The Legendary Light is hosted on Spotify.
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The rise of brainrot across internet culture
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Senior Ben Polega poses with parents Jeff and Victoria Polega and their dog Friday for the football team's Senior Knight.
Stepping up to the plate
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Protesters gathered in downtown West Chicago earlier this week following raids from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
[PHOTO ESSAY] WEGO residents march towards freedom in anti-ICE protests
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GRAND REVEAL: Sophomore Cruz Gonzales performs alongside the other baritone saxophone players during Bandapalooza on Aug 22. Bandapalooza allowed the band to perform what they’ve been practicing during the summer to an audience full of friends and family. While this wasn’t the band’s first full run through, it was their first in front of an audience. “I feel like we’ve done better in rehearsals, and due to the pressure and other things, it hindered our performance a little bit, but I was still proud,” Gonzales said. One thing that Gonzales pointed out that the band needs to work on in the future is making sure everybody knows exactly where they’re supposed to be and knows the repetition. This performance also allowed the band to introduce their new theme of Gothic Renaissance to their audience. “This year’s costumes are totally different,” Gonzales said. “We have hip capes and shako hats, which is a big change from last year.” Looking towards the future and big pictures, Gonzales wants the band to have a successful season and make state. “Considering how close it was last year, we were pretty bummed,” he said. “So this year, I think everybody is really trying to work harder to get there and make state again.” Caption by Maya Tackett. Photo by Wren Vanderford.
Bandapalooza marches into new year
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LOVELY RITA: Senior designer Rita Hagerty was the lucky winner of the 2025 show. Hagerty participated in the show for her second year. “Rita has incredible dedication and her eye for detail is incredible," one of Hagerty's designer peers said. "I'm glad her hard work paid off.” Each designer put countless hours into the show, sacrificing sleep and free time for the opportunity to share their work with the community. For some of these young designers it may have been their first time participating, some say that the hardest part was finding the time to dedicate to the competition. “Of course, designing the clothes was challenging, but that's what I was expecting," first-year sophomore designer Tallulah McAuliffe said. "It was really hard to find the time to put it all together though. Between school, homework and friends. The show was always following me.” Caption by Isa Truan.
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Sophomore Clare Colburn draws a henna design on a child's hand. Henna designing was one of the activities for guests, and art students were able to sign up for different activities they could do during the art show. “One of my favorite activities was Henna because it's a really cool craft and art form that is interesting,” Colburn said. 
Pyramid art show expresses creativity of students
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REACHING FOR THE STARS: Junior Zane Shieh sings an original song while playing the guitar with his band, Spiral Maze, at the Battle of the Bands last Thursday. He sings the long note of his band’s original song entitled “Reach,” a part of a new album coming soon. “This is my second year doing Battle of the Bands and with Spiral Maze,” Shieh said. “We had a pretty tight set, but I think it went really well, and the crowd liked us a good bit.” Shieh said his excitement toward playing at the Battle of the Bands this year was being able to showcase his band’s new music. “My favorite part was performing our new song, and playing for a bunch of my friends was super sick,” Shieh said. “It was stressful at first—like a little nervous—but it all cleared up right after the first song, and the atmosphere was very chill.” While it was not his band’s first time performing in front of a crowd, Shieh said he loves playing music at his own school and performing original music. “We’ve played at the Austin Rodeo two times and a few restaurants like Tamale House and Freddo’s ATX,” Shieh said. Shieh and his band will be back performing at school at the upcoming first annual McCallum Art Party fundraiser on Feb. 22. Caption by Nate Williams.
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Bryce Miller, hall monitor, is performing in Anna Ziegler’s "The Wanderers" at the New Jewish Theatre in Creve Coeur. The production runs through Sept. 28.
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The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

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Mic check: Reviving old trends after phone ban

By Safiya Azam and Riya Prasad • September 24, 2025

Hosted by: Safiya Azam

Edited by: Riya Prasad

IB English IV teacher Lauren Rasca and AP Biology teacher Dr. Bianca Benitez share their experiences of going through high school without iPhones in light of the state’s phone ban. To see how CHS has changed since their time as students, tune in to podcast producer / social media editor Safiya Azam’s latest episode on Mic Check.

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This story was originally published on Coppell Student Media on September 17, 2025.

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